If there wasn’t already enough development activity in downtown Des Moines, construction of the much anticipated Iowa Events Convention Center Hotel is officially underway. This 330 room hotel will be operated by Hilton Hotels and connect to the Iowa Events Center which includes Hy-Vee Hall, Wells Fargo Arena, and the Community Choice Credit Union Convention […]
Blaze Pizza has leased space at 300 W Martin Luther King Drive (300mlk) in downtown Des Moines. The tenant was represented by Ferguson Commercial Real Estate Services’ Michael Shindler. With plans to open in time for baseball season, this will be the fast-casual restaurant’s first location in the state of Iowa, which originally opened in California in 2012 and has […]
Ferguson Commercial Real Estate Services’ Aaron Hyde provided the retail update at the annual commercial real estate forecast sponsored by the Iowa chapters of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM). As you might expect by the amount of activity seen around Des Moines, there was a generally positive outlook for […]
Not only is it nice for Des Moines to gain notoriety in a national publication, but this time, we’ve been deemed “cool,” as opposed to a safe place to live or a good place to do business or a nice place to raise a family. Politico, no doubt in town for the 2016 Presidential Caucuses, […]
+39 Restaurant has leased space at Locust Plaza, 1430 Locust in downtown Des Moines. The tenant was represented by Ferguson Commercial Real Estate Services’ Pat Schneider. This will be the restaurant’s second location, which originally opened in Ames’ Somerset Village development where they offer a restaurant, market and cantina. After consistently positive reviews, they […]
Good news for bricks and mortar! In a recent study commissioned by mall landlord Simon Property Group, the member-based business intelligence firm L2 has shown that online retailers that neglect to open physical stores will be out-performed by online retailers that have adopted the practice of opening physical stores. Ultimately, the title of the study, […]
If you’ve been anywhere near Des Moines recently, you’ve seen construction taking place. With a lot of the suburban activity taking place in Waukee and Ankeny, downtown Des Moines is experiencing large-scale development at a volume that hasn’t been seen in over a decade. So without touching on the over $1 billion worth of building permits […]